Lady Slipper

: Lady Slipper; A lady slipper macro taken in our back yard.; Created by: Whittler113.; Tools Used: Sony; Created on: June 07; Image Views: 85; Average Views per Day: 0.2; Image Number: 39677

Comments:

Whittler from Maine on Jun 22, 2007 at 6:25 PM said:

Thanks for the great comments Mary,Anne,and Lorraine,I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for all the info Mary,I didn't know that.

lorraine from NZ on Jun 22, 2007 at 5:18 PM said:

very odd looking flower, I've never seen anything like them before other than on here, great capture, thankyou for sharing.

Anne from West Virginia on Jun 22, 2007 at 1:16 PM said:

Thanks again, Whittler. These flowers were scarce when I was a kid in WVa. but we do see them occasionally. Your picture is exquisite. Thanks for the memories. Anne

MAry Sham from Pgh, PA on Jun 22, 2007 at 11:51 AM said:

Beautiful macro of this beautiful orchid.

Did you know they can live for 50 years, which they pretty well have to because their reproduction relies so much on chance: they can't self-pollinate and have no nectar to attract syrup-sucking bugs, so they have to live in the hope that wandering insects will blunder into them.

Very few flowers get pollinated, but when they do, a single flower can produce up to 35,000 seeds. Just some interesting info I came across.

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